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Are you new to therapy? Looking to experience a different modality and are curious about Gestalt? Gestalt therapy is an approach to personal transformation that invites a fuller presence and awareness of the here and now, thus allowing you the possibility of more excitement, energy and courage to live your life directly. People come to Gestalt therapy seeking support in times of challenge and ... Read More

Are you new to therapy? Looking to experience a different modality and are curious about Gestalt? Gestalt therapy is an approach to personal transformation that invites a fuller presence and awareness of the here and now, thus allowing you the possibility of more excitement, energy and courage to live your life directly.
People come to Gestalt therapy seeking support in times of challenge and transition, a desire to explore unfinished business, find creative solutions in relationships, and to decrease levels of fear and anxiety.

About our Therapists:
Supervised student therapists in Years Four and Five of Five Year Training Program in Gestalt Psychotherapy offer a high level of empathic and interactive therapy at an affordable price of $45.00 a session. Confidentiality is assured. Please review our limits of confidentiality agreement. Student therapists in the clinic receive a minimum of 3 ½ years of training, and some have many more years of diverse personal and professional experience. They will work with you in the present moment in a warm, honest and direct manner. All of the therapists have a supervisor and all of their client cases are reviewed confidentially. Neither the Student Clinic nor the Gestalt Institute of Toronto has access to your files or in any way manages or supervises the therapist’s practice.

Our services are currently available only online due to the pandemic, and prior to this were available in-person across the GTA and other locations including Thornhill, Mississauga, Burlington and Guelph. Student therapists at the Gestalt Student Clinic are available for sessions during the day, evenings and weekends. Some of our student therapists can provide therapy in languages other than English, so please inquire.

Duration and Frequency of therapy sessions:
Therapy sessions, whether online or in person, are 50 minutes in length. The frequency of your sessions may vary depending on different factors, so please discuss these with your therapist. Some clients prefer weekly sessions particularly while getting to know one another, and others may prefer bi-weekly, monthly or as needed. The reduced rate of $40.00 per session is upheld for up to 1 year only, at which point the therapist-in- training may increase the rate. Some clients may decide at this point to contact the clinic to inquire about being matched with a new student therapist at the reduced rate. Please speak with your therapist about this.

What is required for participation in online therapy?
You will require access to a a safe and private space, a device (PC, laptop, handheld/smartphone etc..) with audio and video capabilities and access to good quality, high-speed internet connection. Online appointments will be set up with you by email, and a direct link for the session is generally sent to you before your session.

If you are interested in working with a student therapist, please fill out the information form below and one of our intake workers will contact you to set up a telephone screening interview within 14 days. Please provide your availability for this phone call on the information form. The call will take approximately 30 minutes andyou will need to be in a private space so that you can answer some personal questions that help us to determine if one of our student therapists are best suited to work with you. You will be asked to provide consent to this confidential screening interview, and the limits of confidentiality will apply and be reviewed with you at this time (see above document). We will do our best to match you with a student therapist, and also cannot guarantee that someone suited to your needs and schedule will be available. We will suggest other potential resources for you to explore if this is the case.The phone interview will include information about your personal history as it relates to your request for therapy. The information from this interview is transferred to the student therapist as part of your file, and the student clinic does not keep this record after 3 months.

A discussion about Consent to Treatment and the Limits of Confidentiality will be included in the intake as well as the first therapy session with a student therapis

Amanda Acorn
(She/Her/Hers) MA, psychotherapist in training

I am a white, CIS female settler who is 42 years old. I am LGBTQ2S+ allied, and sex positive. I bring 25+ years of experience as a professional artist, movement facilitator and somatic educator to working with clients. I am well positioned to support other artists and creatives navigating the particular challenges of the artists’ path. I’m interested in working with embodiment, art & creativity, as well as tools for nervous system support for those struggling with grief, anxiety and depression. I bring a feminist lens to my thought process to explore the ways systemic oppression and our modern cultural field comes to impact clients’ well-being.

I am a white, CIS female settler who is 42 years old. I am LGBTQ2S+ allied, and sex positive. I b... Read More

Chris Allin
(He/Him/His)

Chris (ETA, HLC) began his Gestalt training in September 2021 to grow into a new area of therapeutic healing. Chris has worked as an Exercise Therapist and Holistic Lifestyle Coach for over 15 years, where he has supported a wide variety of individuals through their journeys to achieve wellness, pain relief and physical autonomy in their lives. He honours the toll emotional hurt can have on the body, and his Gestalt psychotherapy training is giving him the tools to support holistic healing. Chris is known for bringing a mixture of humour, creativity, spontaneity and unwavering care to every client. Chris looks forward to continuing to build therapeutic relationships and providing support to people navigating places where they may be stuck or have feelings of hurt in their own lives.

Chris (ETA, HLC) began his Gestalt training in September 2021 to grow into a new area of therapeu... Read More

Zena Alrawdah

Nathan Bell

Kelly Blakeman
(She/Her/Hers)

Clark Bondy

Beatrice Cannings

Sara Cao
(She/Her/Hers)

Samantha Catarino
(She/Her/Hers)

Tessa Cernik
(She/Her/Hers)

I am a cis/het/white woman and have worked in the non-profit/charitable sector for 10+ years, working specifically in the performing and visual arts and in community engagement. I am interested to work with all clients, especially around life/work transitions, health issues/changes, burnout, and boundary setting. I can also support clients with chronic illness, disability, anxiety, and depression. I have strong connections to the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

I am a cis/het/white woman and have worked in the non-profit/charitable sector for 10+ years, wor... Read More

Ali Columbus

Laura Commisso

Ms. Rosanna DiRosa
(She/Her/Hers) B.A. in Psychology, RSSW

I’m passionate about creating meaningful connections with my clients, and I bring both my professional training and personal experiences to our work together. My approach is rooted in empathy, compassion, and a deep understanding of life’s challenges. With a background in Psychology (B.A., York University), Social Service Work (Diploma, Seneca College), and ongoing training as a Gestalt Student Therapist.

Since 2013, I’ve had the privilege of supporting individuals as they navigate trauma, addiction and relationship challenges. My work has been grounded in a non-profit community setting, where I currently serve as Interim Clinical Director/Program Manager, ensuring clients receive high-quality, trauma-informed care.

Gestalt Therapy is at the heart of my practice because it provides a powerful way to explore and resolve the root causes of life’s struggles. Together, we’ll look at how past experiences—whether from childhood or later in life—have shaped patterns and beliefs that may still be affecting you today. My goal is to help you uncover new, creative ways to address the challenges you’re facing and to support you in living a richer, more purposeful, and deeply satisfying life.

I’m passionate about creating meaningful connections with my clients, and I bring both my profess... Read More

Diksha Dua

Nadia Fernandez

Tyler Flemming

Hailey Gallivan

Kez Garber
(they/them/theirs)

Kez identifies as queer and non-binary, and has an undergraduate degree in gender and sexuality studies from UofT. They are currently in their 4th year of the GIT training program. Kez enjoys finding creative ways to explore identity and trauma through embodied movement.

Kez identifies as queer and non-binary, and has an undergraduate degree in gender and sexuality s... Read More

Johanna George
(She/Her/Hers)

My approach is one of meaningful connection. How do you relate to others, to yourself? Our past experiences can influence how we currently move in the world, keeping us stuck in unhelpful patterns. Working with the brain body connection and working in the here-and-now, we can create a playful and compassionate space for you to step more fully into your life. So, whether you are experiencing a stressful or challenging situation, looking for strategies to help manage mental health or substance use/alcohol use, or looking to work on changing patterns that no longer work for you - I look forward to supporting you from a place of care and kindness, celebrating the entirety of who you are.

My approach is one of meaningful connection. How do you relate to others, to yourself? Our past e... Read More

Xin Gu
(She/Her)

Ryan Horne

Lynn Hughey Engelbert
(They/Them/Theirs) Dr.

I am a non-binary/bi queer artist, writer (poet). I am an academic who is teaching at Athabasca University. I was a single mother with a chronic illness and I will work with any individuals in terms of gender, trauma, depression, anxiety, embodiment and somatic individual resonance. I am an existentialist and art therapy is one modality that I use. Accreditation: PhD Philosophy (2001) University Of Alberta. MA Theory and Criticism (1994) University of Western Ontario. BA Hon. (1992) Brock University. Partial requirements for MA Psychology: Inclusive Education (Athabasca University) (2019). Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Board Engagement Member, Athabasca University (2020). Editorial Board Member Open Journal Series Philosophy OJSP (Serbia) (2020). Member of CAUT and CAPT.

I am a non-binary/bi queer artist, writer (poet). I am an academic who is teaching at Athabasca U... Read More

Michelle Johnson
(She/Her/Hers)

Jonathan Jutson

Elina Kelebeev

Jana Lynn Knights

Marianna Kosterina

Eric Lee

Claire Levick
(She/Her/Hers)

I am a cis-gendered female, 3rd gen white settler. I have an anti-oppressive, anti-racist and feminist lens. LGBTQ2S+, ENM (ethical non-monogamy), and sexuality focused. I am also interested in perfectionism, boundary work, depression, anxiety, grief and relationship communication strategies. My approach is warm and compassionate with aim to foster deep insight and self awareness.

I am a cis-gendered female, 3rd gen white settler. I have an anti-oppressive, anti-racist and fem... Read More

Tanya Lico
(She/Her/Hers)

Many years of experience working in community mental health and justice programs. Currently a family support worker and DBT skills facilitator and therapist. Adoption and trauma informed.

Many years of experience working in community mental health and justice programs. Currently a fam... Read More

Meghan Litteljohn
(She/Her/Hers)

Hello :) I’m a fifth year student therapist and mentor with the GIT Clinic. I am interested in supporting individuals and couples with histories of complex/developmental trauma (cPTSD), attachment/relationship challenges, and difficulties with emotion and nervous system regulation. My approach is Queer- and BIPOC-allied, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive. My personal interests include meditation, spirituality, psychedelics, sexuality, arts and creative process, exercise and nutrition.

Hello :) I’m a fifth year student therapist and mentor with the GIT Clinic. I am interested in su... Read More

Sarah McLennan
(She/Her/Hers)

Amy McMillan

Isabelle Meline
(She/Her/Hers)

Lindsay Milburn

Ms. Marietta Molina
(She/Her/Hers)

Marietta is a student therapist, her passion lies in contributing to clients’ self-growth and enhancing their awareness through a dialogic relationship.

She promotes safe, collaborative, and transformative work founded on self- and relational support. Based on co-creation, she encourages the client to explore and experiment with the bodily and somatic experience, through which new learning is discovered and integrated.

As an immigrant experiencing adaptation challenges, she is interested in working with diverse cultures. She looks forward to serving the Spanish community, which prefers therapy in its native language.

Most of her professional career has been working in a need context and mental health environment, and she is willing to work with people who are experiencing intergenerational trauma, life transitions, and abuse. As well as work with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, bereavement, loss, grief, and relationship difficulties.

Marietta is a student therapist, her passion lies in contributing to clients’ self-growth and enh... Read More

Aynsley Moorhouse
(She/Her/Hers) MSW, RSW

Aynsley Moorhouse (MFA, MSW, RSW) began her psychotherapy training at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto in September 2021 to deepen her therapeutic practice working with individuals and groups in a hospital setting. She is in her fourth year of the five year program, and in addition to her Masters of Social Work (2014), she has training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the Beck Institute. With her background in the performing arts, Aynsley has always intuitively taken a relational and creative approach with her clients, and her training in Gestalt psychotherapy has provided a solid framework from which to practice in this way. She has over a decade of experience working in the dementia field, both as an artist and social worker, and for the last six years has provided psychotherapy to family caregivers of people with dementia. Her areas of expertise are related to navigating relationships, living through and processing grief and loss, and finding space to focus on self care, growth and healing. She looks forward to working with individuals from all walks of life.

Aynsley Moorhouse (MFA, MSW, RSW) began her psychotherapy training at the Gestalt Institute of To... Read More

Kate Paddison

Lisa Quigley
(She/Her/Hers)

Svetlana Rachitsky

Cecilia Saez

Jeff Sager

Ms. Rahel Schneeberger
(She/Her/Hers)

I’m interested in supporting individuals through life transitions around immigration, family or marital relationships including experience with mixed cultures, estrangement, learning challenges, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and addiction. My approach includes connection to self and the environment and considers aspects such as creativity, self-care, cultivating a sense of presence, and supporting personal growth and peace. I create a safe and nurturing environment where clients can unpack the unspoken, embrace transformation, and rediscover their inner strength.

I’m interested in supporting individuals through life transitions around immigration, family or m... Read More

Abigail Speller
(She/Her/Hers)

Danica Stanojevic

Stefani Stanojevic
(She/Her/Hers) BA Psychology

My work is shaped by my experiences growing up in a society affected by political tension, the aftermath of war, and marked by instability and loss. Coming from a family impacted by trauma and mental health challenges, I drew strength from the healing traditions of folklore and the support of my community. Seven years ago, I immigrated to Canada, where I encountered the profound challenges and personal growth of rebuilding my life in a new culture. Now a mother, I combine my personal journey with my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology to help others navigate their own healing paths.

My work is shaped by my experiences growing up in a society affected by political tension, the af... Read More

Sandy Stellnberger

GIT Student Clinic Supervisor

McKenzie Taylor
(She/Her/Hers) SEP

Hi, I’m Mac (she/her) and I’m a Student Therapist with the Gestalt Institute of Toronto Student Clinic.

I’m a white, cis-, able-bodied woman informed by intersectional, feminist, and anti-oppressive lenses.

I have experience working as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a Movement Facilitator (Movement for Trauma, Pilates).

My curiosity lies in working with embodiment and movement patterns as creative experimentation for feeling into ones fullness and restoring a felt-sense of support.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, supporting the experience of anxiety, difficulty in experiencing emotions, renegotiating trauma (complex, developmental, emotional, sexual), grief, acute & prolonged stress, depression, relational challenges, and difficulty in exploring embodiment.

Hi, I’m Mac (she/her) and I’m a Student Therapist with the Gestalt Institute of Toronto Student C... Read More

Sonia Taylor-Miglioni
(She/Her/Hers)

Alicia Tough

Steven Vincent

Elizabeth Witzke

Jennifer Wong
(She/Her/Hers)

Lindsay Wood

Ming Wu

Mrs. Wei Yang
(She/Her/Hers)

Taylore Yardley
(She/Her/Hers) Gestalt Student in training

Years of working as a registered massage therapist has attuned me to the importance of deep listening. This helps me to understand a person’s struggles and strengths. I am a single parent. I have dealt with mother daughter issues as a mother and as a daughter. I have evolved through several diverse career paths. Each passage has deepened and broadened my perspective. I have felt the loneliness that comes with a lack of partner intimacy and the power dynamics of being an underdog. I understand the struggles, hard decisions and grief when caregiving for an aging parent. I have struggled to find my agency and a path forward for change. I hope to be a compassionate support for others who are on this journey.

Years of working as a registered massage therapist has attuned me to the importance of deep liste... Read More

Betty Yu

Anna Zhang

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